I can imagine how this play would cause such uproar in the early 1900s in Vienna. At this time even mentioning something along the lines of sexuality was big a huge shock, let alone an entire play about loose encounters throughout the social class structure of the Viennese. In terms of death, I found it interesting that no one was worried about STDs. I am sure that all ten characters were aware of the risks they were taking by performing these sexual acts. When I was younger my mom would refer to unprotected sex as practically playing a game of Russian roulette. It would be interesting to know what the death rate due to STDs was at this point in time. Oddly they were all willing to engage in this game to have a moment of satisfaction. Not only were they risking their life by playing these sexual games, they were risking their marriages, jobs, and livelihood. Each individual in the play risked something unique by each encounter. Whether it was social standing as in the sweet young girls encounters or a chance at excitement in the married woman’s encounters or something else, it seemed as if each characters was trying to gain something as well.